# Incident 20211009022419I: Aeronca 7AC, Lagrange, GA, October 9, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 2021, 15:20 local time
- Place: Lagrange, GA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0393° N, 85.0313° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of LaGrange, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0393&lon=-85.0313&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83173, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83173) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA 7AC
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211009022419I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON OCTOBER 9TH, 2021 THE PILOT FLEW HIS AERONCA 7AC CHAMP. THE WEATHER WAS VFR, AND THE AIRCRAFT FULLY FUELED. BEFORE DEPARTING THE HOMEBASED OF CCO, THE PILOT PRACTICED 3 TOUCH AND GO'S BEFORE HEADING TO ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL AIRPORT (5A9). ONCE THERE THE PILOT PRACTICED 2 TOUCH AND GO'S THEN LANDED AND RESTED FOR HALF AN HOUR. THE PILOT HAD FLOWN FOR ABOUT 1.2 HOURS. HE DEPARTED 5A9 FOR THOMAS C. RUSSELL FIELD IN ALEXANDER CITY AL. (ALX) UPON ARRIVAL AT ALX THE PILOT PERFORMED 2 MORE TOUCH AND GO'S. THEN LANDED AND STOPPED FOR A QUICK BREAK. THE PILOT DEPARTED ALX TO FLY DIRECTLY BACK TO CCO. APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT AT 2500 FEET MSL THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A SPUTTERING OR HESITATION IN THE ENGINE. HE BEGAN TO CLIMB TO GAIN A FAVORABLE ALTITUDE, AND APPLIED CARB HEAT. THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN BETTER. THE PILOT THEN DISENGAGED THE CARB HEAT. WHEN THE PILOT REACHED 3200 FEET MSL THE ENGINE QUIT, AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. THE PILOT COULD SEE LAGRANGE CALLAWAY AIRPORT (LGC) IN THE DISTANCE. HE SET UP HIS BEST GLIDE SPEED AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND THERE. THE PILOT REALIZED HE WOULD NOT MAKE LGC, AND FOUND A LARGE FIELD AS AN ALTERNATIVE. THE FIELD WAS ROUGHER THAN ANTICIPATED. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR HAD SHEARED OFF. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

## Other reports on N83173 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19800628024699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800628024699A), Jun 28, 1980: Bbavia 7AC (N83173), Miami, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Possible control interference by passengers foot blocking rudder. Pilot reportedrudder bind turning base.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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